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Should be essentially the same - with the 19/20 wheels the tire sidewall is taller. With the 20/21 wheels the tire sidewall is not as tall. So, overall, the wheel/tire circumference is essentially the same.
Well I’ll be damned, it is in fact 0.2” lower (as F8Driver calculated) with the 19/20 Winter setup than it was with my 20/21 Carrera Classics. That answers why I seem to have a higher frequency of scraping on my driveway now, when I didn’t before. I had naively assumed it actually rode the same, if not higher with the 19/20 Winter wheels…
I don’t have a before picture handy, but it measured 6” on the dot of ground clearance for the front lip with the 20/21’s on.
Well I’ll be damned, it is in fact 0.2” lower (as F8Driver calculated) with the 19/20 Winter setup than it was with my 20/21 Carrera Classics. That answers why I seem to have a higher frequency of scraping on my driveway now, when I didn’t before. I had naively assumed it actually rode the same, if not higher with the 19/20 Winter wheels…
I don’t have a before picture handy, but it measured 6” on the dot of ground clearance for the front lip with the 20/21’s on.
I wouldn't get too excited about the exact differences in height btw 20/21s vs 19/20s. Here's my Carrera S with 20/21s sitting at 5.75". I have found that there is a noticeable difference in front lip height, as well as the front wheel well gap between when my car has a full vs. empty tank of gas. I'm sure it's even more pronounced since I have the extended gas tank. I'm sure other factors like whether you have tires inflated to normal psi or for comfort with lower psi may also make a difference too:
01-16-2022 | 10:16 AM
